Youth Protest Over Audu's Replacement

Igala people of Kogi state on November 28,
Saturday took to the streets to protest over
the replacement of late Prince Abubarkar
Audu with Yahaya Bello of Ebira.

The protesters barricaded Ayangba-Abuja
road by Itobe over nomination of Bello as All
Progressives Congress (APC) governorship
aspirant.
The APC have picked Bello to replace the late
Prince Audu as its candidate for the
December 5 supplementary election in Kogi
state.
At the same time Audu’s deputy, Hon. James
Abiodun Faleke , was retained as the party’s
deputy governorship candidate Bello, instead of Mohammed Audu, the son of
the late governorship candidate, will be
replacing Audu who gave up the ghost
shortly after the Independent Electoral
Commission announced the November 21
governorship election in the state
inconclusive.
Audu died last weekend after leading the poll
with 41,000.
APC candidate from the results announced
by the INEC, from the 21 local councils in the
state, had won 16 and was clearly ahead of
the PDP opponent and incumbent, Idris
Wada.
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